Tool for securing tile to wall or similar surface



A. F. LEIS 2,669,895 OR SIMILAR SURFACE Feb. 23, 1954 TOOL FOR SECURING TILE TO WALL 2 Sheets-Sheet 1 Filed April 4, 1950 INVENTOR. ARTHUR E LE/S BY mhmzflwk,

ATTORNEY Patented Feb. 23, 954

TOOLFQR SEGUBIN G TILE R SIMILAR SURF-AGE Arthur F; Leis, Dayton, Ohio Orjginal appliea/t'on June '10, 19 98, Serial N0.

Divided and f 1956, s 1m Nib. 153916 2 Gimme. 1 Th pi'etont invention :i elates to 2, tool for goturi'ng tfi'e to a wail of stmflar surface, such as for ex mplo, a 300i 01 trailin More particularly, the present ii'lvh'tion r-lat'e's; to a tool for bonding a right anguia'r fiaiig'e of the prefabricated tile, such as a metal tile, over a shoulder; for-med m the wall Oi" a shoultir rormea a foundation sheet whioh is to bo attathea to a wall.

The tool of the pres'efit attention comprises a main body having a surface which is arrangeti to to be Brought i'nto abutting relation with the outed" surface of the til. A pair of levers extiid at right angles to th surface of the body, on opposite sides of the edges of surface, each of those l'eVljS has a portion which oittehds outwardly from the surf These outwardly extending ortions of tfi lvrs "exthd alongside by: the flii-hgg of the til. The tool includes a meohahis'm forforcin fiktendihg portions inwardly or toward one another for bonding tho flanges of th tile inwardly and about the shout dorm the wall to whioh th til'e to too attatn'ed.

More specifically, this movement of the levrs is obtained by spreaaing the pivotal connections of tho levors, causing tho outwardly 'ext'no'mg ortions of the l evi's to be moved toward one another.

Still more szaecifica'l'l'y, the lvrs are yielding-1y iifg'ed tot/am anoth so asjt o g'rtfii) the oposite of tho ti'l' for the toot.

Further objects and advantages of the pr'oseht inv'ntion will be apparent from the following titeseriptic'n, roference bin'g' hat; to the aoo'omifianyihg dt awttigs whrein aembo'dim nt of the ifi'v'eht'ioh is' ciaiiy shown.

In the drawings:

Fig. '1 is pt'rsoootive viow or the im zoroveci tool;

' Fig. 2 a, vertical sotio'na'l view taken tmfough tho center of th tool;

Fig. 3 is a p' rsptiv viw of a tile with whith the tool is used;

Fig. 4 is a front view of a wall or a foundation shoot ha'ving gtoovet out therein for receiving the fimggos of the til; and

5 is a fragmentary, vertical so'tiofial view showing one of the tflefi in position and showing a lower fragmentary portion of the tool, and showing another tile whi'h has been clamiiti ffl osition by the tool.

Refrring to the drawings, the tool oihpt'ises a main bod or plate 8!, to the center of Whioh there is 'seotti'ed it "post 822 The 'post 32 isthlargea' as at 83 so that it may be readily cohfiotd by bolts Or screws with the plate 8|. In tho-inhis amp ification Aprii 4,

gth fl't embodiment, the late at is formed with i "sliofis aoimont ''ah side th'reof, two of 'ths stats '8'! ma as being shown in Fi 2 Lowers 3t, 87, 8t ant to extend through the four filo-ts. Gm'd'mg hihrb'l$, so-oh as 9 l', 5113, etc and MD, nratie fnteg'rl with the blfite '81 01" othe-rwi s 5i ctir'ly attached thereto, tract the lvls 86, 81, 33 t9 and sent as stops for orma'lly 'posrt'iomng szti'd levers. The lovers 2o, 81, 8 a and 89 We 'set'm e''i fosp'ectively to 'supporting methhas '93, "9!, 9-5 and 9B oath having a, pair of ea'r's. m; member as has 'a1'$ T51 "a d 9a. The member @4 I01 andjfl. The member has ears 103 arr-t2 183A Thfi1fir be1* 93 has ears 103 am 1m. s1 an 9'8 are pivotally attached to a 'tog'gl'g link m5. Likewise It; and I82 are p'ivbtafljr attachtd to a toggle link m1. Ears fo mid IMA are pivotany attaohd to a toggle Iihk lot. W3 amt H232. or; piv'o'tally attttcheti to a toggle I'i'nk 110. In 'eooh instance the attachment is by pivot Ht. The toggle Links 1335, m, futon-t1 from "all connected to a c llar 159 formed as "part of a sle'e've in surroundin the post 82. EXtendifig s'hugry through oppos'egl i'rcfilaf oij'ni'hgs th sleeve 14: is a m H2 which 1136 ext'nds through 'a horizontal elonslot its former! in 'tl'l post 82. seemea to the t'lpbt aim off the post 32 is o halt-die H4 by memo of which th oost may be new. I

Si'zitable means is mow-tract r 1 'y ilding'ly urg- 2m; the fre ends of lvrs as, e1, as and to mtitot tot am one "another. This ieldmg inclu Wires I I5 and springs A. Hols H? are titiliett in oath of the levers for receiving the Wirs N5, the onus of the wires bein con'nttteii with a I 15A.

The bQ-i't of the "pot't at, 'l yi'ng' above the slot H3 theretf, is hollow anti oiitain a spring H6. This spring extends ifito the slot engages the upper part at {2 and there. f ietdin'gly owes th glye HI to its ibwrmott fi'o'Sitioh, as shovi'h in Fig. 2-.

It wilt be observed that the free ends of the lovets at, 81, as and as: extend it right angles to tl t bottom fate afiii biii osit si ies of the or th $111 ie, anti oath of these levers has i g belowtht In 013-- ratifiit, the tutor t'o'rfaee of the me, such as, for izam'oie, the We "shown Fig. 3, is pressed agamtt the bottom oili'f'ae or plate 8i positionea within tnetnds for thoetztending pottiohs of the Ie'v'g's. The fittings 5A "maintain the Ivfs in g'fibfiihg contact with the we so at to hold it in position against th bottom suffae of tn; jalttt 81;

Th tool d'stiibei in the t'teseitt ifw'htioh i5 particularly designed for use in connection with tile having right angular flanges along the side edges thereof. Several forms of this type of the tile are shown in my co-pending application Serial No. 32,127, filed June 10, 1948, of which the present application-is a-division. An example of such tile is shown in Fig. 3 in which the tile 53 is formed with a main or outer surface 54, inclined portions 55, four edges is provided with a flange, two of which are illustrated at 59 and formed with a plurality of holes such as 6| which form a weakened line extending longitudinally of the flanges, that is, parallel to the edge of the flange, parallel to the junction of the flange with the inclined portion and parallel with the edge of the main surface.

60. The flanges are 56, 51 and 58 and each of the.

substantially centrally of the body and extending upward of the body;

The tile is to be secured in grooves preformed in the wall or the foundation sheet which is to besecured to the wall. The wall or foundation sheet I8 is formed. with a plurality of horizontal parallel grooves ll, l2, l3 and 14 which are intersected by a plurality of vertical parallel grooves 15A, 16B, 16C, IBD andlfiE, all perpendicular to the first mentioned set of grooves. Preferably these grooves are of the dovetail. type as shown in Fig. 5, forming undercut shoulders 58', bevelled portions 48 on the outer surface,and the walls 49 forming the neck to the dovetail portion being at substantially right angles to the outer main surfaceof the wall.

The flanges, such as 58 and 50, on all four edges of the tile 54 are resiliently gripped by the levers 86, 81, 88 and 89. The tile and tool are then placed over the wall with the flanges and. the extending portions of the levers of the tool into the appropriate groove such as, for example, grooves I2, I60, 13 and l6D. Force i'sthen exerted downwardly on the tool through the handle H4, as viewed in Fig. 5, and simultaneously, the pin H2 is pulled toward the handle H4. This raises the sleeve Ill and the collar I89, causing spreading of the toggle links 185, I01, I88 and i in and consequently spreading the pivots of the levers 86, 81, 88 and 89. This s'preadingbf the pivots H8 of the levers will cause the levers to pivot about the plate 8|, whereby the outwardly extending or free ends of the levers will be forced inwardly with the consequent result of the flanges on the tile being bent toward one anotherxinto locking engagement with the shoulders 58 of the dovetail grooves. The weakened portions of the flanges are substantially parallel with the lower edge of the wall 49 of the neck of the groove. The tile is preferably formed of a ductile metal which, after being bent into ,firmand snug relation with the shoulders 50, remains in gripping relation with the shoulder. I

After a tile is secured in position,'as previously described, the operator releases the pin H2 and the spring H6 forces the sleeves Ill and I89 downwardly (as viewed in Fig. 2) and then the tool is withdrawn.

The present invention. is particularly suitable as a tool for carrying out'the invention'described in the parent application Serial No. 32,127, filed June 10, 1948. Obviously from'the 'foregoing, all four flanges of the tile are clamped in position simultaneously. It will of course be understood that one of the pairs of levers, for example, levers 88 and 89, may be omitted'when it is desirable to simultaneously secure only opposite pairs of hefla esin position. w 1 While the form of embodiment of thefpresent n en on, as herein disc o d. con t t es. a p

'4 ferred form, it is to be understood that other forms might be adopted, all coming within the scope of the claims which follow:

I claim:

1. A tool for securing a tile to a wall or similar surface, comprising a bodyhaving a bottom surface for abutting the outer face ofthe tile to be secured in position, said body having a pair of slots adjacent opposite edges of said bottom surface of the body; a pair of levers fulcrumed in the slot, one of said levers extending from above said bottom surface, through one of the slots and extending below said bottom surface, the other lever being similarly positioned with respect to the other of said slots; a post secured a handle on the top of the post; a sleeve mounted for longitudinal slidable movement on and'guided by the post, the top of the sleeve terminating below the handle thereby providing clearance for upward sliding of the sleeve on the post and the bottom of the sleeve terminating below the top of the levers; toggle links pivotally connected with the upper parts of the levers and pivotally connected to the bottom of the sleeve, the last mentioned pivotal connections lying in a horizontal plane below the first mentioned pivotal connections, said toggle links being thereby adapted to actuate the levers for moving the lower ends of the levers toward one another upon upward sliding of the sleeve; and a handle for pulling the sleeve upwardly.

2. A tool for securing a tile to a wall or similar surface, comprising ,a body having a bottom surface for abutting the outer face of the tile to be secured in position, said body having a pair of slots adjacent opposite edges of said bottom surface of the body; a pair of levers fulcrumed in the slot, one of said levers extending from above said bottom surface, through one of the slots and extending below said bottom surface, the otherlever being similarly positioned with respect to the other of said slots; a post secured substantially centrally of the body and extending upwardly of the body; a handle on the top of the post; a sleeve mounted for longitudinal slidable movement on and guided by the post, the to of the sleeve terminating below the handle thereby providing clearance for upward slid ing of the sleeve on the post and the bottom of the sleeve terminating below the top of the levers; toggle links pivotally connected with the upper parts of the levers and pivotally connected to the bottomof the sleeve, the last mentioned pivotal connections lying in a horizontal plane below the first mentioned pivotal connections, said toggle links being thereby adapted to actuate the levers for moving the lower ends of the levers toward one another upon upward sliding of the sleeve; a spring interposed between the post and sleeve yieldingly urging the sleeve downwardly; and a handle forpullingthe sleeve upwardly.

'ARTI-IUR F. LEIS.

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